CBS and NFL Reach New Nine-Year Broadcast Rights Agreement Through 2022 Season

The National Football League announced today that CBS has been awarded a new nine-year broadcast rights agreement that runs through the 2022 season.  In the new deal, CBS Sports remains the broadcast home of the NFL's American Football Conference. In addition, as part of the NFL's expanded "flexible scheduling," CBS will also broadcast games from the National Football Conference.  This will be the first time CBS will broadcast AFC and NFC matchups in the same season. CBS will broadcast Super Bowl L in 2016, Super Bowl LIII in 2019 and Super Bowl LVI in 2022, in addition to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans in 2013.